Latest news stories from across Kenya.
Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has dismissed the popular opposition slogan “Wantam”, arguing that it has ended up benefiting President William Ruto’s administration rather than unsettling it. Speaking during a radio interview on…
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has suffered a major blow after the High Court dismissed his bid to overturn his 12-year prison sentence. On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna rejected Waititu’s application…
Lands, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has hit back at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of spreading lies and attempting to undermine other leaders. Speaking at Muruka shopping centre in…
A dramatic shooting incident at Bungoma Law Courts on Tuesday, September 16, left five people nursing injuries. Judiciary Spokesperson Paul Ndemo said a firearm belonging to a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer…
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is embarking on a clean up exercise to cut down unlawful signboards and other hazardous installations along the Eastern Bypass Corridor. In a statement, the authority revealed that several billboards…
Updated June 5, 2026 – Eskom and the Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) project have signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement aimed at supporting Eskom’s planned 3GW gas-fired power plant in Richards Bay. Under the agreement,…
Las Vegas will soon have a new luxury residential community, adding further fuel to the city’s already robust housing market, The NRP Group and Haseko North America broke ground on a 390-unit luxury residential community, located at the…
Rwanda has made aviation history by hosting the first public flight of a self-flying electric air taxi on the African continent. The milestone event, held in Kigali, marked the launch of the EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing…
The government is set to expand the port of Mombasa at a cost of Ksh.41 billion, with construction expected to start this December, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced. Mombasa Port expansion project factsheet Project Overview:…
Houston-based clean energy firm Diligence Offshore Services has partnered with U.S.-based floating solar manufacturer AccuSolar to develop the Pleasure Island Power Collective in Texas. This large-scale hybrid renewable project will…
AMDA Developments has received an Environmental Authorisation (EA) from South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) for the 1 GW Carissa Onshore Wind Project. Located near Beaufort West in the Western Cape,…
Lecturers at Kirinyaga University stopped work on Wednesday, marking the start of a nationwide strike that could paralyze operations at 41 public universities across the country. The lecturers, represented by the Universities Academic…
Zimbabwe has inked a $455 million, 15-year concession deal with the Africa-focused unit of India’s Jindal Steel for the 920 megawatt Hwange Coal-Fired Power Plant Upgrade. This information was released by Zimbabwe’s energy minister. The…
The planned Nitzana natural gas pipeline is an onshore export corridor linking Israel’s domestic transmission network with Egypt at the Nitzana border crossing. The project is progressing from planning into execution as Chevron and Israel…
Eli Lilly & Company has revealed plans to build a $5 billion cutting-edge drug manufacturing facility in the West Creek Business Park in Virginia. This marks Lilly’s first fully integrated facility in the U.S. dedicated to Active…
TotalEnergies secured four offshore exploration permits in Liberia for oil Blocks LB-6, LB-11, LB-17, and LB-29 on September 17, 2025. The company signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Agency…
42 million people across six IGAD member states are facing severe food insecurity in 2025, according to a recent assessment. This growing crisis highlights the mounting challenges in the Horn of Africa and parts of East Africa, where…
State-owned petroleum firm QatarEnergy has awarded a contract for the construction of the 2,000MW Dukhan solar power plant. The agreement was signed between the client company and South Korea’s Samsung C&T, about 80 kilometers west of…
The National Youth Service (NYS) has announced internship opportunities for its female graduates as it aims to connect its alumni with job opportunities. In a notice on Tuesday, September 16, NYS noted that the internships target female…
After controversial Nairobi lawyer Kyalo Mbobu was shot to death, detectives investigating the murder swooped on three persons who had met the lawyer hours before his murder. Among these individuals were George Wainaina who is an official…
The High Court in Nairobi has struck down as illegal and unconstitutional a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw corruption charges against Cooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya. Delivering…
When 26-year-old Duncan Okindo boarded a flight to Thailand last year, he believed he had finally secured a way to provide for his family in Kenya. He was promised a job in customer care in Bangkok by a local agent. The trip was his first…
A Safaricom officer testifying in the inquest into the death of Rex Masai revealed mobile phone records linking police officer Isaiah Murangiri to several locations within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) during the period under…
Blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia, who had earlier been reported missing, told the court he was not abducted but chose to go into hiding after receiving life threats. Through his lawyer, Senior Counsel Martha Karua, Kinyagia explained on Tuesday…
